Many sports fans and members of the media across the country criticized the Philadelphia Eagles for their lack of effort in their 20-14 loss to the Washington Football Team on Sunday night.
Philadelphia had 10 inactive starters for the game, and Eagles coach Doug Pederson was criticized for putting starting quarterback Jalen Hurts in place of third striker Nate Sudfeld in the second half of the competitive game, raising problems with many throughout the league. that the Eagles purposely sank.
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During an interview with reporters on Monday, Pederson showed that he was trying to win the game, despite putting the starting defender on the bench. ESPN reporter Sal Paolantonio, who has been covering the Eagles for a long time, was not convinced of the team he was trying to win.
On Monday, Paolantonio made an appearance on “The Dan Patrick Show“and talked about the Philadelphia decision during the game.
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“If I’m in the NFL, if I’m Roger Goodell, I’m putting on my Kenesaw Mountain Landis pants right now and I’m doing a forensic investigation of what happened,” said Paoloantonio.
And after Patrick replied, “Are you serious?”
“Totally. Two thousand percent,” said Paolantonio. “If you are telling me that you are playing to win the game, then who is believing it? … I think it is worth dedicating the league time to find out what happened.”
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Pederson told reporters he was “training to win”, but also planned to give Sudfeld some photos during the game, according to ESPN. Sudfeld was at stake in the Eagles’ last four attempts. Philadelphia was a touchdown from either taking the lead or drawing the game.